Torsion Group secures £50m GDV Birmingham build-to-rent scheme

Property developer and contractor Torsion Group has secured Westminster Works, a 220 apartment build-to-rent, £50 million Gross Development Value scheme in Birmingham.

Huws Gray acquires merchanting businesses from Grafton Group

Grafton Group plc has agreed to divest its UK traditional merchanting business in for an enterprise value of £520 million to Huws Gray, making it the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant.

British Safety Council responds to the passing of the Fire Safety...

The British Safety Council has been campaigning for leaseholders to be protected from all remediation costs that have arisen through no fault of their own, and believes the government should meet all the costs upfront and then recoup them from property developers.

Top safety accreditation for Avonside Group

Safecontractor awards Avonside Goup accreditation for its commitment to health and safety

Product availability best in two years

All regions are reporting the best product availability in two years, both in the range and volume of products available and delivery/lead times as the industry enters Q4 2022.

Workloads for small builders dip for first time in six years,...

"A perfect storm of diminished consumer confidence, rising material prices and increases in wages and salaries has resulted in the construction SME sector detracting for the first time in six years", says Brian Berry

Construction industry prepares for National Site Awards

The awards recognise those registered sites that have shown the highest levels of consideration towards the public, the workforce and the environment

House-building registrations top 2013’s figures

NHBC records almost 14,000 new registrations in October alone, as well as a drop in public sector efforts

Chandlers supports homeless charity

The builders merchant will hold an open morning on July 4

Longworth expansion leads to a new southern office

The company says the new office will provide greater access to landmark projects in London